The Missing

French detective for me, James Nesbitt doesnt do it for me. This is so well written, I have even found myself feeling sympathy for the young French man who is attracted to children, the one that Garrett (Ken Stott) was blackmailing. I had forgotten about the sobriety medals too, I suspect the mayor is deep in it somehow, Garrett was funding his campaign, and he gave the lovely Julien a lot of hassle about funding the investigation. Still haven't worked out what the investigative journalist is all about though, but it would appear he has been phone hacking, only way he could have known about James Nesbitt's confession about killing Garrett?

I'm with you with having a liking for the French detective - he's not OLD, NotTooOld (well, he's Not Too Old ) He looks sensitive and kind. I do like his wife's choice of dress, too, nightowl - she's very very elegant, isn't she?
Perhaps there'll be a twist a the end, whereby the French detective is 'swarmed' by his bees....!

Just realised what I said about finding a bad leg in my stocking....well, it's late......

Marelli - yes, her clothes are great, aren't they? I liked the orange blouse she had on last night. Those racing back t-shirts she wears, though, I definitely could not get away with. Ha-ha.

Who would you go for then, ladies, James Nesbitt or the French detective. (I do hope he is not involved in the abduction of the boy, he's far too nice.)

I'm assuming you all mean the old and lame French detective? Isn't he called Julien? Anyway, I'm with you. I wouldn't mind finding him in my Christmas stocking, bad leg and all.....mmm

And if it turns out he's involved that will just confirm my long held suspicion that I'm a lousy judge when it comes to men

Must admit merlot I hadnt remembered that detail about the medals but read it somewhere in a review. I have to also admit I'm watching each episode twice to try to make sense of it all and work out what's happening (and which year we are in). It doesn't hurt to keep looking at the lovely detective. I would massage his poor damaged leg anytime

I agree, his house is pretty special too! What a man!

Hopefully they're not watching it, granjura. I'm sure I wouldn't be able to.

Thanks, nightowl. I'd forgotten about the medals being given to the hotel keeper every year.

I did wonder about Jean Baptiste being involved but I jolly well hope not because I'm with you on that one and I'd like to move into his house!

Often wonder our the McCann's feel about this, and whether they are watching?

I think the medal belonged to the hotel keeper's husband too merlot. In an earlier episode she was showing Tony the medals and said her husband gets one for every year he remains sober.

I don't mind that the mother looks good (if that's who we are talking about) because she's young. I am more in awe of the French detective's wife, who looks very elegant and I think is more mature. I wouldn't mind being married to the French detective either, and I don't say that about many men these days

So confusing and yet compelling- won't be missing next Tuesday, that is for sure. We've both been on the edge of our settee...

Yep here's another one who will be glad next week when the story comes together ( I hope) catbower says everything I am thinking.

What happened to the hotel-keeper's husband? At the beginning, I thought he had something to do with the little boy's disappearance.
NotTooOld, I find myself doing that too! I love her clothes - (if I wore what she does, I'd look like an explosion in the ragbag) !

PS I also find it annoying that the woman is so slim and manages to look good in whatever she wears. I sometimes get distracted trying to work out if she is wearing a bra!

I'm still enjoying it despite not always understanding it. I don't mean just the French bits but the older French detective mumbles, doesn't he? I often wish actors spoke more clearly - probably me getting deaf but it is annoying if you have to keep turning up the sound because they mumble. I reckon the son of the second husband is something to do with it but don't ask me what. Just seems a bit of a coincidence that he is the same age as the missing one, hmm?

merlotgran ditto.

I thought this was brilliant at first but have stopped watching it because it has become too long-winded and complicated. The only way I can tell whether we're back in the past or in the present is by looking at the mother's hair colour. The father looks exactly the same in all shots. As an aside, I wonder why so many TV dramas have more than one character who look so similar that it is hard to tell them apart. This is not helpful to the inattentive or sight-challenged viewer. To those who gave up because it was harrowing: it was at first, now it is merely boring.

I was wondering about that, grumppa or the nice hotel keeper's husband?

Looking forward to next week.

I think the coin/medal thing belongs to the mayor.

I am enjoying all the twists and turns and find that by really concentrating I can keep up. But then DH sits browsing on his tablet and than asks me what is going on, are we in 2006 or 2014? No, we are now in 2009....so what is happening? By the time I explain it, the story has moved on! So now, watch in silence and will fill in gaps later

I find the changing hairstyles leave me wondering which is the wig.... very distracting when I'm trying to guess the culprit!

The first two episodes are out of time on iPlayer so I bet that's where the clue will be.

Not that I was going to trawl through the lot, you understand.

I did manage to keep up for once, and yes the hairstyle helps a lot last one next week so all should be revealed, possibly.. I have enjoyed it though

Thoroughly enjoying all the twists and turns.

OK. So who does that coin/medal thing belong to??

Scratching head

All the flashbacks were so confusing. I kept saying to DH, 'Look at her hairstyle and stop asking me!!'

I watched 3 episodes and then gave up, too many characters and too confusing skipping back and forwards in time.